Buchanan, William Insco (1853-1909). [Historically Significant Journal/Scrapbook with Over Fifty Original Typewritten Documents (Including Those Signed by the U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root, the Director of the International Bureau of the American Republics William C. Fox, American Ambassador in Bogota John Barrett, & Others) and Original Telegrams (from Elihu Root Colombian president Rafael Reyes, Chilean Minister of the Interior Samuel Claro, and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ignacio Mariscal), Fourteen Period Brochures and Printed Documents and Over Ninety Period American and Brazilian Newspaper Clippings, Documenting Buchanan’s Work as the Chairman of the U.S. Delegation during the Third Panamerican Conference in Rio de Janeiro in July-August 1906]. Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Washington, ca. 1906, 1908.
Buchanan, William Insco (1853-1909). [Historically Significant Journal/Scrapbook with Over a Hundred Original Typewritten, Printed and Manuscript Documents (Including Those Signed by the U.S. Secretary of State John Hay, Acting Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee, Mexican Delegate Francisco L. de la Barra and Secretary of the American Peace Society Benjamin F. Trueblood), Nine Period Brochures and Over Fifty Period American and Mexican Newspaper Clippings, Documenting Buchanan’s Work on the International Arbitration during the Second Panamerican Conference in Mexico City in October 1901 – January 1902, Titled:] Arbitration. International Conference. Mexico, 1902. W.I. Buchanan. Private. Mexico City, Washington, ca. April 1901 – February 1902.
Buchanan, William Insco (1853-1909). [Historically Significant Collection of Two Journals/Scrapbooks with over Twenty Original Typewritten and Manuscript Documents (Six Drafts of the Settlement Protocol, Official Letters Signed by the U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Francisco Gonzales Guinan, &c.), and Over 320 Period American and Venezuelan Newspaper Clippings, Documenting Buchanan’s Arbitration as the U.S. High Commissioner in Venezuela, Which Resulted in the Reestablishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Two Countries in February 1909]. Caracas, Washington, New York, December 1908 – April 1909.
Interesting Album with ca. 260 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Caribbean, Taken and Collected during a Cruise of S.S. “Moltke” with Amateur Snapshot and Studio Photos of Destruction of St. Pierre (Martinique) after the Eruption of Mount Pelee in May 1902, and Lively Views of Havana (Cuba), Charlotte Amalie (Saint Thomas), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Fort-de-France (Martinique), Nassau (Bahamas), Portraits of the Locals and Tourists, &c. Ca. early 1910s.
Historically Significant Archive of Over Fifty Original Manuscripts and Period Copies, Merchants’ Receipts, Two Rare Printed Caribbean Broadsides and an Autograph Letter Signed, Documenting Trade Voyages of Canadian-Built Wooden Schooner "Lima," Manned and Commanded by Americans, from New York to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Mostly Focusing on its Damage during a Storm in the Caribbean in September-October 1865 and Subsequent Auction Sale in St. Thomas. New York, St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), Kingston (Jamaica), ca. 1865 – early 1866.
Iserts, Paul Erdmann. Bref Om Guinea Kusten Och Caribiske Oarn. [Letters on Danish Guinea and the Caribbean Islands]. Stockholm: Johan A. Carlbohm, 1795.
Elegant Grisaille Watercolour Showing Columbus Landing in America with the Explorer Encouraging his Party to go Forward, and a Group of Native Americans and a Spanish Ship in the Background. Early 19th century.
Morland, John. Official Autograph Letter Signed to Miguel Tacón y Rosique, Captain General of Cuba in 1834-38, from U.S. Acting Consul in Havana John Morland, Asking for Release of Eugine Newman, an American Seaman of the U.S. Vessel “Cavalier” who was “confined in the Stocks at the Prison;” With: the Official Translation of the Letter into Spanish. Havana: Consulate of the United States of America, 7 August 1834.
Turner, Captain Henry A. Royal Artillery (British, Active 1849-1853). Original Initialed Drawing Heightened in White Titled: "St. Georges, Grenada, W.I." Сa. 1852.
Album with Eighty-Six Original Photographs of Two French Navy School Ships Including Views of Onboard Activities and Stops in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Malta, Portugal, Algeria, France and Belgium Titled: Campagne d’Été (Aout 1885) à bord du Bougainville – École Navale, Manche-Anvers Campagne d’Application à bord de la frégate d’Iphigénie (5 Octobre 1886-30 Juillet 1887) – Atlantique-Méditerranée occidentale [Summer Voyage (August 1885) Aboard the Bougainville - Naval School, Manche-Antwerp Voyage aboard the Frigate Iphigénie (5 October 1886-30 July 1887) - Atlantic - Western Mediterranean]. Ca. 1885-1887.
Pim, Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan (1826-1886). Autograph Letter Signed "Bedford Pim" to Don Carlos Gutierrez (1818-1882), Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras Government, with the Latter’s Signed Note, Countersigned by Pim in Receipt. London: 2 Crown Office Row, Temple, E.C., 15 July 1872.
Collection of Three Original Manuscripts, Reporting on the Voyage to Jamaica of a British Merchant Brig “Jane” in August 1780 – March 1781, Including a Detailed Account of “Jane’s” Wreck and Damage in the Mouth of the Great River during the Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane on October 3, 1780]. Montego Bay (Jamaica), 10 January 1781; London, 24 July and 31 August 1781.
Fallon, J. H. Album of 99 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Documenting a Cruise to Panama (Construction of Panama Canal and Railroad, Workers’ Lodgings, Panama Railroad Company’s Pier 4, Native Panamanian Huts), Cuba (Jose Marti Monument in Parque Central, Mausoleum of the Firefighters, Havana Streets), and Jamaica (Kingston Streets) Titled: Cruise 1912 – Cuba, Panama, Jamaica. Ca. 1912.
Gambier, James, Sir, Admiral of the Fleet (1756-1833). Autograph Letter Signed “Gambier” to Vice Admiral Sir John Duckworth “off Ushant”, About the Admiralty’s Orders that “Lieutenant Brompton to be discharged from St. George, without waiting to be superceded with directions to join the Neptune immediately”. Caledonia in Hamoze, 21 September 1808.
Conant, John H. (1825-1881) & Conant, William F. (1822-1897). Pair of Autograph Letters Signed by a Young American Merchant in Panama City to His Brother in Boston. Panama: 20 September 1857 & 30 March 1858.
Collection of 96 Loose Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Panama, Including US Army Air Base France Field (Airplanes on Tarmac, Base Headquarters, Base Chapel, Bachelors’ Quarters, “France Field Exchange,” Group Portraits of Officers), Colón (Balboa Avenue, Washington Hotel, Municipal Palace), Cristóbal (High School, Fire Station, Union Church, Christ Church by the Sea), Street Scenes, etc. Ca. 1945.
Fisher, J. Album of 130 Original and Studio Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Panama Canal Zone During the Interwar Period Showing Fort Clayton (Aerial View, 16th Pack Train, Pacific Sector Review), the Miraflores Locks, US Fleet in Panama, a Visit from Secretary of War George Dern, Panama City, Colon, “Arrajan,” Taboga Island, etc. Ca. 1930s.
Bond, Frances Eileen Berkswell. Album with over a Hundred Original Photographs Compiled During Two Cruises: a 1931-1932 World Cruise on RMS “Empress of Britain” Showing Jerusalem, Cairo, Bombay, Colombo, Batavia, Bangkok, Beijing, the Great Wall of China, Japan, Hawaii, Panama Canal, and others; and a 1934 Cruise around the Caribbean, Showing Nassau, Jamaica, Colon in Panama, Cartagena, La Guaira in Venezuela, Trinidad, Barbados and others; Titled: World Cruise. From Monaco to Southampton. December 15th 1931 – April 16th 1932. Q.S.T.S. “Empress of Britain;” Cruise to the West Indies. From Southampton to Southampton. January 27th – March 8th 1934. R.M.S. “Homeric.” 1931-1934.